Three men face criminal charges in connection with graffiti of Bay City's Liberty Bridge

Three local men are facing misdemeanor charges after police say they used Bay City’s Liberty Bridge as a canvas to convey anti-government beliefs. Bay County District Judge Timothy J. Kelly last week arraigned Michael A. “Myke” Gonzalez, 25, Brian P. Seidl, 22, and Scott L. Williams, 19, on counts of malicious destruction of property between $200 and $1,000 and conspiracy to commit that crime. Williams and Seidl were also charged with possession of marijuana. Bay City police around 1 a.m. Wednesday responded to a call of four men on bicycles gathered under the western side of the bridge. Officers arrived to find spray-painted slogans such as “Inform yourself,” “Build the new world,” “Wake up,” “One Love” and “Broke free” decorating the concrete abutments and support beams.

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